None of that excuses the behaviour of a TVNZ reporter or the company’s decision to show her report on Monday evening’s 6pm news hour. “Have you considered resigning, Prime Minister?”The TVNZ reporter was rude and disrespectful to the highest office in the land. As has happened before with this particular reporter, her enthusiasm for the poll result was difficult to hide. Remember, we are talking about a poll result. It’s important to note that, alongside his former government colleagues, Hipkins refused to testify in person at the Royal Commission.

NationalNational's position on future asset sales is unclear post-election. Late last year, Prime Minister Christopher Luxon laid the groundwork for asset sales after the 2026 election if the National Party wins a second term. Luxon said the country needed to have a sophisticated conversation about “asset recycling” or selling existing assets to help fund the purchase of newer ones. LabourLabour leader Chris Hipkins said his party was not considering asset sales. New Zealand FirstNZ First's position is no asset sales, deputy leader Shane Jones said, adding: "But obviously we're going to campaign and test that New Zealanders have an appetite for our view".

A former student of Morgan’s at the time of the incidents told NZME he was shocked to hear Morgan was still teaching in Australia. However, a Catholic Education – Diocese of Rockhampton spokesperson, who oversees the Queensland school at which Morgan was teaching, has now told NZME that he has been suspended. At the time of the misconduct, Morgan was a teacher and boarding house assistant at a school that cannot be identified. During this exchange, Morgan told the student that he would “come on your mum’s back”, the decision stated. Later that month, Morgan made inappropriate comments in front of several students when speaking about hunting.

A spokesperson for the Official Assignee – managing both the liquidations and the bankruptcy – said it did not know what had happened to the reported gold. That year, Gurukirpa claimed to be owed $1.4m by IRD, and a further $165,700 was recorded as a new asset listed as “investment – gold”. A spreadsheet attached to the claim, covering tax claimed since June 2019, showed a quarter of the total was made up of interest, and a tenth was penalties. Tax payments by Saran over the period totalled just $74,488, or 0.15% of the amount IRD claimed was now due. In June 2025, the most recent date for which figures are available, the department reported $9.3 billion in tax was owing.

His deputy, Shane Jones, has pushed himself into the centre of the response to the energy crisis unleashed by the Iran war. Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Finance Minister Nicola Willis discuss the economic fallout from the war in Iran. An analogy is the policy Labour looked at under the last Government, which was to move the country’s electricity generation to 100% renewable by 2035. Hipkins was also asked about his jobs policy, which is at the forefront of Labour’s “jobs, health, homes” mantra. That’s because Labour’s real jobs policy is to do Luxon out of one.

An early artist impression of Datagrid's data centre in Makarewa, north of Invercargill. Photo: LDR/SUPPLIEDSouthern mayors have thrown their support behind a new data centre which is set to become the country's second-highest electricity user. Southland mayor Rob Scott said the data centre had been on the cards for "quite a long time" and was a good opportunity for the region. He said a cable coming onshore at Ōreti Beach meant the city would have the fastest internet in the country, which could attract tech companies. Trenching along the beach could impact cultural and spiritual values, lead to the discovery of cultural artefacts, and disturb toheroa, he wrote.

A US KC-135 aerial refuelling aircraft crashed in western Iraq, killing all six crew members, the US military has said, adding the incident was not caused by “hostile fire”. The incident, which happened Friday and involved a second plane that landed safely, brings the number of US troops killed in operations against Iran to at least 13. “All six crew members aboard a US KC-135 refuelling aircraft that went down in western Iraq are now confirmed deceased,” US Central Command (Centcom), which is responsible for American forces in the Middle East, said in a post on X. An investigation was underway into the crash, the command said, adding that “the loss of the aircraft was not because of hostile fire or friendly fire”. Iran’s military said in an earlier statement carried by state TV that an allied group in Iraq had downed the aircraft with a missile, killing all its crew.

Hutchings said the DHL van almost hit the teenager and the driver was forced to slam on his brakes to avoid him. “The postie shouted out his window to say watch out, then he must have shouted something back, and the postie pulled over to explain what he just said to him. “The young guy decided that instead of letting the postie out of his van, he was going to try and kick his door to close the door on the postie,” Hutchings said. A young man was caught kicking a delivery van in an outburst at a Tauranga intersection. Photo / SuppliedA DHL spokesperson said the courier driver was okay and was not physically harmed during the incident.

A child was taken to hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a car in an Invercargill carpark. Police said emergency services were called to a McDonald’s carpark about 7pm yesterday. "The child was taken to hospital in serious condition," the spokeswoman said. "Police have spoken to the driver of the vehicle, and inquiries ongoing into exactly what happened." — Allied Media

Iran's Kharg Island hosts the country's main crude export terminal and is responsible for the majority of its oil shipments to the world. Photo / European Space Agency via AFPHe said he had chosen not to target oil infrastructure on the island for now. With oil prices spiking, Trump was asked when the US Navy would begin escorting tankers through the Gulf’s critical Strait of Hormuz. Iranian strikes have all but halted maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, through which a fifth of global crude oil and liquefied natural gas normally pass. The conflict has sparked chaos in global markets and sent oil prices soaring.

He is a new face for the council compliance wardens – not a member of the usual street whānau. Auckland Council compliance wardens Roimata Farrington (left) and Ansh Parmar begin the morning "wake-up" patrol of rough sleepers on Queen St. Photo / Michael CraigThis is the central city wake-up call. Ten community compliance wardens, part of the council’s Community Safety Team, are discussing the challenges ahead, starting with the “wake-up”. Many of the rough sleepers are known to the team and, thanks to the cameras, so are their behaviours. The wake-up call is the first part of a compliance warden’s shift.

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Kiwis can expect a break from the mugginess over the weekend as a cold front brings cooler air to the country. Image / MetServiceCold front to bring cooler, fresher air and weekend rain to parts of countryKiwis can expect a break from the mugginess over the weekend as a cold front brings cooler air to the country. Image / MetServiceThe weekend’s weather will bring some relief from recent humidity, with a cold front set to spread much cooler air over the country. MetService meteorologist Mmathapelo Makgabutlane told the Herald that after “a warm and muggy” few nights, Kiwis can expect a “much cooler and fresher” night’s sleep in the coming days. Most parts of the North Island will be a bit wet this afternoon, with showers forecast all the way from the top of the country down to the lower parts of the island.

There are 13 readers installed at huts and other sites within the adjacent Westland Tai Poutini and Aoraki Mount Cook national parks and nearby conservation areas. A kea flock at Red Tarns, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Early trial results confirm young kea are travelling from lowland forests on the West Coast to alpine areas and across the Southern Alps/Kā Tiritiri o Te Moana. A kea at Red Tarns, Aoraki Mount Cook National Park. Photo / Department of Conservation“As we see kea numbers increase in places like Aoraki, we ask people to help keep kea wild and safe,” she said.

Photo: Derek MorrisonDunedin is witnessing how "toothless" the city council’s code of conduct can be for managing councillor behaviour, one by-election candidate says. In his short time as a Dunedin city councillor, Cr Ong has been both a complainant and respondent in code of conduct matters. Councillors will decide on March 25 what to do about independent investigator Steph Dyhrberg’s report, which identified very serious breaches by Cr Ong. Photo: supplied"It needs to be through a government entity that is independent from council," Mr Acklin said. "[Cr Ong] obviously has his own style, but it must be adapted."